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Posture or Conditioning

Objectives: Slower swimmers will work to develop what everybody in the fast lane has: good freestyle swimming posture. Fast lane will need good posture to complete their main set.

Set 1 - Warm-up; Dist = 600
1 X 200 FS
1 X 200 FS w/PB
1 X 200 FS

Faster Group (Conditioning)Slower Group (Posture)

Set 2 - Paul Newsome (MIMS 2013 winner) "fresh and fruity" set; Dist = 2400

Repeat 4 Times:

  • 150 Freestyle fast + 10s rest
  • 100 Freestyle slow + 10s rest
  • 50 Freestyle fast + 40s rest
  • 150 Freestyle w/PB moderate + 10s rest
  • 100 Freestyle fast + 10s rest
  • 50 Freestyle w/PB moderate + 40s rest

Set 3 - Posture Drill + Swim; Dist = 1200
Use fins if you have a weaker kick.

Repeat this 300 yard set four times, changing the drill for each cycle:

4 X 50 Drill + 20s rest
1 X 100 Freestyle focus on posture + 20s rest

Drills:

  • Almost-11
  • Single-Arm - Unused Arm Extended out Front
  • Single-Arm - Unused Arm Resting on Side

Set 4 - Cool-down; Dist = 400
1 X 400 Freestyle Swim - Cat: REC
Recovery with focus on relaxed 6-beat (or 2-beat) kick

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